And from this Lunar Observation it presently occur'd to my
Understanding, that my Masters the Dissenters may come in for a share
among the Moon-blind Men of this Generation, since had they done for
their own Interest what the Laws fairly admits to be done, had they
been united among themselves, had they form'd themselves into a
Politick Body to have acted in a publick, united Capacity by general
Concert, and as Persons that had but one Interest and understood it,
they had never been so often Insulted by every rising Party, they had
never had so many Machines and Intrigues to ruin and suppress them,
they had never been so often Tackt and Consolidated to Oppression and
Persecution, and yet never have rebell'd or broke the Peace, incurr'd
the Displeasure of their Princes, or have been upbraided with Plots,
Insurrections and Antimonarchical Principles; when they had made
Treaties and Capitulations with the Church for Temper and Toleration,
the Articles would have been kept, and these would have demanded
Justice with an Authority that would upon all Occasions be respected.

Were they united in Civil Polity in Trade and Interest, would they
Buy and Sell with one another, abstract their Stocks, erect Banks and
Companies in Trade of their own, lend their Cash to the Government in
a Body, and as a Body.

If I were to tell them what Advantages the Crolians in the Moon make
of this sort of management, how the Government finds it their
Interest to treat them civilly, and use them like Subjects of
Consideration; how upon all Occasions some of the Grandees and
Nobility appear as Protectors of the Crolians, and treat with their
Princes in their Names, present their Petitions, and make Demands
from the Prince of such Loans and Sums of Mony as the publick
Occasions require; and what abundance of Advantages are reapt from